Summerwater

This was OK, but lacked depth. Some of the characters could have been much better developed, as it came across as superficial at times with some of the interactions between characters not really believable. Nice scenery helped to offset some of the weaknesses in the series. Not particularly bad, but not particularly good either.

This isn't your run of the mill drama, veering from poignant to dark and desolate while mesmerising in detail. There's a constant sense of the supernatural that lingers in the mind and weaves the characters and their stories together.

Beautifully shot and directed, I didn't know what to expect when I started watching with my partner but we ended up bingeing the whole series over two nights. A real gem.

I turned it off after the C word bomb in episode 2.

By then I has bored by it anyway. It features some very psychologically disturbed and uninteresting characters which it is impossible to have any sympathy for.

Is this really entertainment?

The trend of no profanities for the early part of the drama is followed until they let rip in episode 2.

I really wanted to like this show, but unfortunately, it's so bleak and has very little going for it. You don't end up caring about any of the characters. A lot of the acting is so over-the-top and melodramatic that it's hard to believe the director allowed it. I'm not even sure who's to blame - the casting team, the director, or the actors themselves.

The constant time jumps between past and present are confusing and poorly executed, leaving you wondering, "Where are we now?" The Eastern characters couldn't have been written in a more stereotypical way. Can we please have more interesting, nuanced depictions of foreigners? Even the costumes leaned into tired clichés. It's honestly a joke.

Unfortunately, I have to agree with all the bad reviews of this show. Avoid it. Watch something else.

I would urge you to ignore all reviews suggesting that you avoid this. This was wonderfully atmospheric and had fantastic storylines that all came together at the end. The acting throughout was top quality and I ended up just having to watch the next episode and then the next etc! Brilliant acting, great music, give it a go!